Radiator Cooling Fan Motor: Service and Repair

Cooling Fan Motor and Shroud

































Removal and Installation

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to Battery, Mounting and Cables Battery Disconnect.

2. Remove the upper air deflector.

1. Remove the 12 upper air deflector pushpins.

2. Remove the upper air deflector.





3. Release the 2 tabs and open the Battery Junction Box (BJB) cover. Remove the battery power cable nut and disconnect the battery power cable terminal.

4. Remove the air cleaner outlet tube. For additional information, refer to Intake Air Distribution and Filtering Air Cleaner Outlet Pipe.

5. Detach the power steering fluid cooler hose retainer from the cooling fan motor and shroud.

6. Detach the wiring harness retainer from the power steering fluid reservoir stud bolt.

7. Detach the wiring harness retainer from the LH side of the cooling fan motor and shroud.

8. Detach the wiring harness retainer from the top RH side of the radiator.

9. Detach the electrical connector retainer and the wiring harness retainer from the top RH side of the cooling fan motor and shroud.

10. Detach the 3 wiring harness retainers from the RH side of the cooling fan motor and shroud.

11. Detach the upper radiator hose retainer from the cooling fan motor and shroud.

12. Disconnect the 2 cooling fan electrical connectors.

13. Detach the 3 cooling fan wiring harness retainers.

14. Remove the 4 BJB bracket bolts.
- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

15. Remove the power steering fluid reservoir stud bolt and position the power steering fluid reservoir and the wiring harness aside.
- To install, tighten to 11 Nm (97 lb-in).

16. Remove the 2 bolts and the cooling fan motor and shroud.
- To install, tighten to 7 Nm (62 lb-in).

17. To install, reverse the removal procedure.